What's the Odometer Reading on your Daily Driver?

[Rain Man]

The apricot BMW just turned over 97,000 miles this weekend, which isn't bad for a 14 year-old car. It still looks pristine other than a couple of door dings and a mysterious dimple on top of the trunk.

What's your vehicle got, and how many miles can a vehicle have before you start thinking about selling it?

[phisherman]

2005 Accord LX with 93k. I'm going to drive it until the wheels fall off.

[Eleazar]

18,000 this morning.

[Frosty]

Our 2006 CR-V just turned up 77,000 miles. My 2009 Forester has 43,000 miles.

As for getting rid of them, it will depend more on if we are having serious problems than actual miles. We should be able to easily go 150K miles, if not more.

[Ebolapox]

2008 Nissan altima. Will drive until serious problems make it not worthwhile to fix

[Red Beans]

2004 Chevy trailblazer. Wife has the 2012 Mazda3. The Chevy has 165000 on it and I'll drive that son of a bitch until the wheels fall off...

[Dayze]

55k on my '08 VW Rabbit

[Rain Man]

I get a little nervous having only one car that's 14 years old, but geez, my car is well built. It never has problems. My dad (a used-car dealer) told me that a BMW is probably reliable up to 250,000 miles. At our current rate of usage, that means we'll have this car until the year 2046.

[Graystoke]

90,000 Mile Toyota Tacoma. Its the Pre-Runner, non 4WD.
Even at 90K it has a blue book around 13K.
Trucks are expensive. I love this truck

[Ebolapox]

2008 Nissan altima. Will drive until serious problems make it not worthwhile to fix

oh yeah, mileage. 75k or so.

[Donger]

44,000 on my 2002 VW GTI

[kepp]

~155K on an '05 Toyota Tacoma

[TLO]

A shit ton of miles on my Subaru Impreza WRX.

[Archie F. Swin]

155,070

'06 Sonata

[htismaqe]

155,070

'06 Sonata

I'm almost exactly where you are. 156,011.

'05 Corolla.

[Pablo]

103k on an '07 Cobalt. Wife's old car and my current commuter. I'll drive this fucker forever as long as it gets 33 mpg. Shit, when I got rid of my '01 Galant it had 195k or so. That thing was on it's last legs.

[Grim]

2010 Tundra. Just hit 17k

[listopencil]

Toyota Camry. Well over 300k.

[Chief Faithful]

My 99 Mazda Protege has 240,000 and running great. I dropped a pull-a-part junk yard engine into it at 210,000. I had to pull the engine myself and they charged me $180. The didn't even charge me for the alternator, power steering pump, air conditioning condenser, cruise control, starter, every fuse, relay and a bucket of every kind of bolt, nut, screw and plastic connector. I have enough parts to keep the car running another 200,000.

The car cost me $400 at 180,000 miles. Interior is still perfect, body is good and I drive it every day. When I changed the engine I knocked all the internals out of the catalytic converter and my gas mileage went from 26mpg to 30mpg, while still passing emissions every year. It isn't fast, but it goes and goes.

[Dunit35]

72k on an 09 Silverado. Bought it with 68k back in September. I'll put around 8-10k a year on it.

[TrebMaxx]

59,000 on my 09 F150 that I bought used last fall. I expect to drive it for quite some time as I don't put many miles on vehicles. My previous DD is now my wife's DD, a 2009 BMW 328i and it just turned over 13,000 miles.

[hometeam]

Right around 240k on my 1997 Honda Civic LX. Will keep forever.

Also all of you people should buy cars from me~

[mlyonsd]

103k on an '07 Cobalt. Wife's old car and my current commuter. I'll drive this ****er forever as long as it gets 33 mpg. Shit, when I got rid of my '01 Galant it had 195k or so. That thing was on it's last legs.

Awesome. My 07 Cobalt has 158k and runs like a top. Remote entry and one front speaker croaked though.

[jkw87]

2976 2014 Altima

[Sure-Oz]

2007 Honda Accord V6 is at 116,xxx right now, had it for 5 years and drive about 150 miles a day. Got it in 2009 with 22,000 miles. I'd say 80% of the driving is highway

Great vehicle, just regular maint. like tires, brake pads done.

[digger]

77k Chevy

[MOhillbilly]

I think it says about 1800 hours. Kubota

[SAUTO]

207000 04 Grand Cherokee

[JD10367]

158,000 on a '99 Saturn SL2. POS burns oil and rattles but still drives fine and goes 70 with no complaints. Wife has an '03 Hyundai Elantra with 75,000 and we have an '09 Smart with 32,000 on it (our spare car and our "summer car").

[RunKC]

99 honda with 260k. Idk how this thing is still going

[dmahurin]

2001 ford windstar, ~175k.

[DaFace]

I'm at about 67k on my 2010 Subaru Outback (yep, I'm from Colorado). It's been climbing rapidly after shifting to a longer commute, but that's about to slow down a lot again...

[Reerun_KC]

2009 Dodge Ram 2500 HD 4x4 Quad Cab with 30750 miles on it.

I don't drive it much. Rent a car or fly if I need to go on business trips.

[KC native]

2013 Speed3 with 26k. I'll drive this fucker until the wheels fall off or I win the lottery.

[penguinz]

2000 Jeep XJ 193,000 and going strong. Expect at least another 100k out of it.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

I have an 89 chevy service truck with 575,000 and the alternator went out Sunday.

[Spokane Chief Fan]

2013 GMC Sierra mineral green metallic crew cab 10,000.
I expect to keep it for 10 plus years.

[Munson]

112,200 miles

'03 Ford Ranger 4x4

[Donger]

207000 04 Grand Cherokee

That's impressive. My wife 05 has 66,000 on it and worry about it daily.

[alpha_omega]

'12 Accord....22K

[Rain Man]

It's funny. The median has been about 85,000 to 90,000 and isn't changing at all as more people respond.

[Perineum Ripper]

Just turned 1000 miles on my 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI..I have 67,000 on my 2007 GMC 2500..just sold my 1994 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer with just over 400,000

[rocknrolla]

2001 Tundra 260,000 on it. Only replaced the fan clutch, I'll dive it until the wheels fall off. Then get another Tundra.

[BigMeatballDave]

2014 Kenworth T680.

52,776

5 months of driving. :)

[MTG#10]

160k on my '02 Explorer. Supposedly it was a shitty year for them too, guess I'm lucky because I've never had to put any major coin into it.

[Jimmya]

1985 Ford F150 with 181000 miles.

[Time's Yours]

166k on my daily driver. It's worth so little at this point it's not worth selling. I'll just drive it back and forth to work until it dies.

16k on my fun car.

[Buehler445]

06 Sierra half ton. 127,000.

Bought it with a Salvage title.

It's had all but 45,000 of those 127,000 have been beaten down county roads or no roads at all.

It has no value. We are together until I kill it.

[Bugeater]

99 Dodge Dakota with 133K on it, and I plan on driving it until the last wheel falls off of it.

Also have an 02 Grand Cherokee that has 151k on it, and it's in far better shape than my truck, but I only drive it 2-3 times a week and I don't use it for work.

[FlaChief58]

06 Chevy Colorado, 39000

[Predarat]

Just past the 250,001 mark a month or so ago. I'm shopping for cars, knowing soon I will need one. As of now it keeps on truckin' and when it got checked up the mechanic found a few problems with it but nothing too major. Got some of it fixed but trying to see what I can/should do to it without spending too much. Don't want to spend alot of money, have the car blow up and then not have that money for a new car. Kind of in car purgatory right now.

[Old Dog]

2000 Silverado 190K and change. Only normal maintenance so fa, though I am likely going to have to replace the motor in the drivers side window before long, it's sluggish.

[Pablo]

Awesome. My 07 Cobalt has 158k and runs like a top. Remote entry and one front speaker croaked though.LMAO

Both of those are dead in my car as well. Front driver side if you were wondering.

[Urc Burry]

93000 on '08 pontiac g8

[Archie F. Swin]

... I'm going to drive it until the wheels fall off.

It will be just my fucking luck that I'll be doing 80 down I-35, driving past you hooptie-rolling mutherfuckers when your wheels fall off and we all die.


Think of your fellow man!!

[Predarat]

My 99 Mazda Protege has 240,000 and running great. I dropped a pull-a-part junk yard engine into it at 210,000. I had to pull the engine myself and they charged me $180. The didn't even charge me for the alternator, power steering pump, air conditioning condenser, cruise control, starter, every fuse, relay and a bucket of every kind of bolt, nut, screw and plastic connector. I have enough parts to keep the car running another 200,000.

The car cost me $400 at 180,000 miles. Interior is still perfect, body is good and I drive it every day. When I changed the engine I knocked all the internals out of the catalytic converter and my gas mileage went from 26mpg to 30mpg, while still passing emissions every year. It isn't fast, but it goes and goes.

Those Proteges are pretty damn good. unless you wreck them they will just keep going.

[PRIEST]

07 f150 4x4 111.000

[Jimmya]

I thinks it's bad ass that some of you guys are up to 200000 miles. Gives me hope.

[Bweb]

2011 Chevy Silverado 52k miles ;)

[SAUTO]

That's impressive. My wife 05 has 66,000 on it and worry about it daily.

4.0? I don't worry about mine at all.

[seaofred]

150,000 on my 06 Silverado. Had no issues with it. I plan on parking it this winter, because my daughter wants it to be her first vehicle. Thinking I'm going to get a 4 door Jeep.

[Rain Man]

Our median response is now over 100,000 miles. No wonder the car companies are struggling.

[mlyonsd]

LMAO

Both of those are dead in my car as well. Front driver side if you were wondering.

Tip. Doesn't ding anymore when I leave the keys in it or use the turn signals. Hasn't died on the road yet because of that ignition recall. Thinking about getting the speaker and keyless fixed or at least quoted when I take it in for the recall.

[gblowfish]

238,000 on a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.0 straight six engine. Beast mode.

[htismaqe]

Our median response is now over 100,000 miles. No wonder the car companies are struggling.

Wow.

They should take a cue from consumer electronics manufacturers and design their shit so it has to be replaced every 24 months...

[penguinz]

4.0? I don't worry about mine at all.Exactly... 4.0 I6 will run forever as long as you at least keep it half full of oil.

[teedubya]

36063 miles on my 2012 Kia Optima.

[MahiMike]

I get a little nervous having only one car that's 14 years old, but geez, my car is well built. It never has problems. My dad (a used-car dealer) told me that a BMW is probably reliable up to 250,000 miles. At our current rate of usage, that means we'll have this car until the year 2046.

My 2001 325i (stick) is a blast to drive. Interior is getting ragged but the motor and tranny is what you pay for. 127000 and going strong. 30 mpg ain't bad either.

[Donger]

4.0? I don't worry about mine at all.

No, it's the 3.7 V6, I think. Not worried about the motor, but the tranny has me concerned. I also just had to replace the shifter bezel for $1,200.00. Electrics are a concern as well.

[tatorhog]

141k on my 82 MB 5cyl diesel.

[BeeHo]

1997 Acura TL, 129 K miles

[OnTheWarpath15]

Just over 263,000 on a 2003 Toyota Highlander, and just over 22,000 on a 2011 BMW X3.

[Archie Bunker]

150,814 on my 99 Jeep Wrangler

[jd1020]

2002 S10 with around 92k on it.

Bought it in '09 with around 60k on it. Havent put many miles on it because I bought a motorcycle the same year and put 20k on that thing before I sold it not to long ago.

[ping2000]

173,006. 2005 Camry.

[hometeam]

No, it's the 3.7 V6, I think. Not worried about the motor, but the tranny has me concerned. I also just had to replace the shifter bezel for $1,200.00. Electrics are a concern as well.

That 4.0 is bulletproof, will run forever, one of my top 3 legendary engines (ls1, 7.3l diesel) . 3.7 on the other hand is a POS. There's your difference.

[stumppy]

349,055

1996 jeep cherokee

She rides and drives creamy.

[Rain Man]

That 4.0 is bulletproof, will run forever, one of my top 3 legendary engines (ls1, 7.3l diesel) . 3.7 on the other hand is a POS. There's your difference.

But it's only 0.3 better. How can there be that much difference?

[Archie F. Swin]

when I worked for Jiffy Lube near an affluent part of Oklahoma City, we had two customers, both with Mercedes turbo diesels with over 600,000 miles each. Now, they leaked oil like the Exxon Valdez from bumper to bumper, but damn, they ran.

[BigMeatballDave]

That 4.0 is bulletproof, will run forever, one of my top 3 legendary engines (ls1, 7.3l diesel) . 3.7 on the other hand is a POS. There's your difference.

Ford's old 300 straight 6 was one of the best engines ever made.

[Buehler445]

2014 Kenworth T680.

52,776

5 months of driving. :)

Ford's old 300 straight 6 was one of the best engines ever made.

I've got a bunch of those around for irrigation engines.

The old Chevy 350s were pretty bulletproof too.

[tmax63]

Didn't know how to answer this one. The 03 Cavalier died in Dec with 260,000 miles. The 95 Dakota has 307,000 and is still the go to when 4x4 is needed. The replacement for the Cavalier, is a 2005 Malibu body with a 2003 engine and trans that has 70,000 on it. So the Malibu's odometer says 190,000 but has 80,000 actual.

[Delaney37]

2003 Chevy Blazer 4x4 2-door 112,500. Bought it 5 years ago with 75,000 on it. Replaced my 1993 S-10 pick-up. Still have it for hunting and fishing trips, 298,800 on it.

[Donger]

That 4.0 is bulletproof, will run forever, one of my top 3 legendary engines (ls1, 7.3l diesel) . 3.7 on the other hand is a POS. There's your difference.

What's wrong with the 3.7 V6? I haven't had any issues with the engine.

[Donger]

when I worked for Jiffy Lube near an affluent part of Oklahoma City, we had two customers, both with Mercedes turbo diesels with over 600,000 miles each. Now, they leaked oil like the Exxon Valdez from bumper to bumper, but damn, they ran.

They must have changed their oil very frequently to keep you in business.

[Phobia]

240k+ on my 97 F-350 I bought while doing ENDelt's deck. I will absolutely drive that until the wheels fall off.

[hometeam]

What's wrong with the 3.7 V6? I haven't had any issues with the engine.

When engine questions come up I will give you my canned answer to that. You will find that every vehicle/brand/motor, what have you, that have people who have had 0 problems, and those who swear they are big piles of junk.

But, that is all anecdotal. Now, anecdotal evidence is not always wrong. However, it provides no ground to stand on when trying to say yes or no is this a good vehicle. There is enough data out there to support which vehicles are good or bad by looking at vehicle lines, or in this case motors, as a whole.

The 3.7, 4.7, and even the 5.7 Chrysler motors have had lots of issues, not only is the design bad, but because of the design, they are prone to failure. The rule of thumb with Chryslers is that if it ends in a 7, stay away.

Firstly are the valve seats. In the manufacturer's original design, the engine's valve seats, which are pressed into the cylinder heads, are dropping and leading to catastrophic failures. Dodge's valve seats are made of a powdered metal, and as the metal expands, the valve seats drop which leads to contact with the valve & pistons. When this occurs the seat breaks into many pieces leading to piston, cylinder wall, valve and cylinder head failure. This metal has also been known to fly back into the intake manifold, and if not cleaned out properly, can lead to a failure in both new (and replacement) engines.

Two; these engines invariably run at a higher than normal combustion-chamber temperature because of an engineering flaw in the piston ring landings. This, in conjunction with smaller than feasible drain back holes in the heads and block, create a "frying pan" effect by breaking down new oil faster and leaving sludge in the engine, which ultimately gets blocked. This leads to oil-starvation and absolute failure of the engine.

Unwilling to junk their car and simply walk away from an otherwise perfectly good vehicle, owners are discovering a more cost-effective way for replacing the broken drivetrain with rebuilt and upgraded replacements, effectively salvaging their initial investment and keeping it on the road for many more years (and miles).

Sympathetic with frustrated Dodge/Chrysler owners, Eddie Symonds, the CEO of the Maryland based company, Powertrain Products, says, "Engine problems are showing up in Dodge/Chrysler cars at about the 75,000 mile reading. Let's face it, everybody expects the engine to run smoothly for at least 200,000 miles, which it doesn't. We consider this as a very early failure




Chrysler screwed up when they stopped producing the 4.0. Ask Wrangler guys~

As for my top 3 motors, that is all anecdotal and not based on any stat line, I just know from many years in this business what motors consumers desperately want, and what they want to stay away from. There are lots of good motors out there. There are even more bad ones.

[hometeam]

240k+ on my 97 F-350 I bought while doing ENDelt's deck. I will absolutely drive that until the wheels fall off.

7.3?

Will still bring a premium with the wheels off just for having the 7.3 in it. If I get one in at the dealership, no matter the miles or condition, its as good as gone as soon as it hits the lot.

When that happens, we can get you into a nice new or pre-owned 6.7~

[BigMeatballDave]

The old Chrysler 318 and 360 were solid engines.

[SLAG]

I drive a 2007 Chevy Silverado - I bought it in 2009 with 38K miles on it and Now it has 78k - V6 - base model work truck classic - love it.

We were driving a 2001 honda odyssey we bought with 70k miles and it had 148k before a tahoe spun out in front of us at the end of January.

Now we have a 2003 Chevy Suburban with 206k - Drives better than the honda.

[Hoopsdoc]

251,435 miles on my 2000 Pontiac Grand Am.

God, I hate that car.

[ExtremeChief]

1107 on 2014 Fusion. Will put about 20K/year on it.

[RedandGold]

2011 GMC Sierra - just over 31,000 miles

[farmerchief]

2000 F-350 Powerstroke, 7.3
,4x4 with 325,000 mile

[BigRedChief]

138K on a 2005 Mustang

[Donger]

When engine questions come up I will give you my canned answer to that. You will find that every vehicle/brand/motor, what have you, that have people who have had 0 problems, and those who swear they are big piles of junk.

But, that is all anecdotal. Now, anecdotal evidence is not always wrong. However, it provides no ground to stand on when trying to say yes or no is this a good vehicle. There is enough data out there to support which vehicles are good or bad by looking at vehicle lines, or in this case motors, as a whole.

The 3.7, 4.7, and even the 5.7 Chrysler motors have had lots of issues, not only is the design bad, but because of the design, they are prone to failure. The rule of thumb with Chryslers is that if it ends in a 7, stay away.





Chrysler screwed up when they stopped producing the 4.0. Ask Wrangler guys~

As for my top 3 motors, that is all anecdotal and not based on any stat line, I just know from many years in this business what motors consumers desperately want, and what they want to stay away from. There are lots of good motors out there. There are even more bad ones.

Great, so I've got that to look forward to....

[Frosty]

Chrysler screwed up when they stopped producing the 4.0. Ask Wrangler guys~

The 4.0L wasn't even a Chrysler engine. They inherited it from AMC. Chrysler did upgrade the electronics and ignition, though.

As for why it went away, I found this quote:

The reasons the 4.0L went away was due mainly to age of the manufacturing tooling, which was worn out. The long stroke made it harder to clean up the emissions of NOx, and NIH (“Not Invented Here”), in my opinion, also reared its head. To completely retool would have cost as much (almost) as the 3.7L V6 did, and the Dodges were going to use the 3.7 as a base engine. Logically, the engine group did what they were told to satisfy the dealers....“Make a modern engine, and junk the old ones.” This statement is my opinion, based on conversations at the time.

[SAUTO]

No, it's the 3.7 V6, I think. Not worried about the motor, but the tranny has me concerned. I also just had to replace the shifter bezel for $1,200.00. Electrics are a concern as well.

shifter bezel? 1200 dollars? holy fuck!!! I think you took a good hard one...

[Donger]

shifter bezel? 1200 dollars? holy ****!!! I think you took a good hard one...

Probably, but I got dinner and a reach-around, too.

[hometeam]

You people with newish Fords are killing me.

[Rain Man]

You people with newish Fords are killing me.


And I bet they didn't do any market research ahead of time, either.

[penguinz]

You people with newish Fords are killing me.How does this compare to gettign an ill advised tattoo? ;)

[seaofred]

My wifes daily driver is an Infiniti M45 Sport, with 90,000 miles. Super fun car to drive.

[SAUTO]

That 4.0 is bulletproof, will run forever, one of my top 3 legendary engines (ls1, 7.3l diesel) . 3.7 on the other hand is a POS. There's your difference.

I work on and think the 7.3 is a piece of shit. injector and wiring issues, glow plugs too, head gasket problems, high pressure oil pump issues...


all the diesel engines in a ford suck IMO, if I was to buy a diesel it would be a 12 valve cummins

[SAUTO]

Probably, but I got dinner and a reach-around, too.

well I guess that is fair

[T-Town]

1400 on my 2014 Equinox. I only live about 5 minutes from work so I don't drive much

[Rain Man]

There's not even a hint of a bell curve in this data. Fascinating. If you divvy it up into 25,000 mile increments (with some estimating on the categories, we have the following responses:

0-25k - 17 responses
25-50k -15
50-75k - 18
75-100k - 18
100-125k - 20
125-150k - 10
150-175k - 23
175-200k - 9
200-225k - 6
225-250k - 6
250-275k - 3
275-300k - 3
300k+ - 4

The numbers tail off past 175k, but it's a long tail. And below that it's almost perfectly evenly distributed.

[TheNoob]

I got over 125k on my jeep

[Stewie]

2007 Camry (bought in May '06) with 64,000 miles. It's only used to drive to work and around town. I fly if I go to distant destinations, not counting the occasional day-trip.

[KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN]

50,000 on my 1995 Lincoln Towncar. Just had my main vehicle totaled in January by a speeding driver with a suspended license. It worked out nice though since this Lincoln is like brand new and drives like a dream.

[Chief Roundup]

I went ahead and picked the 200001 to 250000, because the mileage currently is 199780 and I drive just over 100 miles a day to college and back not including the regular ole running I do. I imagine it will have many many more put on it before I get rid of it if I ever do.

[Buehler445]

I went ahead and picked the 200001 to 250000, because the mileage currently is 199780 and I drive just over 100 miles a day to college and back not including the regular ole running I do. I imagine it will have many many more put on it before I get rid of it if I ever do.

You planning on dying soon?